True and that is exactly why I relive my experience by watching a blind playthrough of some patient youtuber. Recently watched Matt Mad Lugo's playthrough and it was fabulous.
You can't just play 14.3 Billion years and expect me not to burst into tears you scoundrel. Outer Wilds is the best piece of media I've ever experienced, and not because I have a limited pool on which to draw from. This is the only game I've played that takes full advantage of the medium it's in. This story cannot be told to you, it has to be a video game. And because of the way Outer Wilds works, it's affected me more than a movie or a book could ever hope to. Here's where I would say something like "I'm gonna go replay Outer Wilds now" but I can't ever do it for the first time again. If you haven't played this game, give it a try. It's ALWAYS worth it.
Unfortunately so. It's a shame that it never decided on a tone. Some of the writing is excellent, it just disappears in the haphazard mush of sarcasm, drama and anti-corporate hyperbole.
This game instantly became one of my all time favorite games ever. It's hard to describe exactly why but I think it made me feel a level of surprise and awe that I had not felt since I was a kid.
That was exactly how i felt. No other game in existence ever made me feel this incredible sense of childlike wonder and excitement, as when I first took off in my ship and realized there was a whole solar system for me to explore completely on my own terms. I really cannot put it into words. People always talk about how amazing art makes you FEEL things, and I guess i never really understood, until I played this game
As I played through the game, I really enjoyed it a lot. I loved the mechanics, the characters and the story, it struck me as a very good, unique game. But when I reached SS and learned what it had to say, it dawned on me that the story was going to be far deeper than I had realized - and the ending was so surreal and beautiful that it catapulted it into what I would indeed call a masterpiece.
My love for this game always makes me feel so lonely because im the only one i know who's played it. all my friends I've tried to introduce it to weren't interested. Its such a shame because its possibly my favorite game purely by how the overall experience inspired so many strong emotions in me. I always love to see this game get some attention great video as always. Hopefully more people fall in love with outer wilds like we did.
I’m lucky I was able to convince my husband. So now it’s the two of us trying to get people to play, but no one is interested. It’s sad, but at least we have each other to listen to the music and talk about it with.
Your comment is very relatable to me. I've searched for a similar experience ever since beating it, and have only ever managed to find one close game so far, so now I try to convince those who loved Outer Wilds to try this particular game in the hopes that they might find a comparable feeling. You may have heard of it already, in fact. The game is called Subnautica. Please do not make the mistake of simply assuming the surface level mechanics will not be "your cup of tea", like I did for several years before trying for myself. What I found "under the surface" was a generational masterpiece despite it's obvious flaws and my own previous personal preferences, that soon even eclipsed OW as my favorite game of all time, based solely on the emotions I experienced while playing. While it does not have the same intricate clockwork moving game world or the same level of epic revelations, it makes up for these shortcomings with an excellent hand-crafted world requiring deep exploration and nearly unparalleled sense of discovery, one of the best sci-fi stories I've ever played, and the single most terrifying atmosphere you will likely encounter in any game, bar none! Those who treat this in the same manner as OW and can go in completely unspoiled/blind, will find much more than meets the eye, I guarantee! While relatively daunting at first (due to minimal direction), if time is taken to slowly let the world develop, what once seemed to be a relatively simply experience soon unfolds into a literal ocean of content that is unfathomably deep! Everything I thought would ultimately make the game unappealing to me (namely survival elements, crafting mechanics and poor optimization) ultimately ended up being a small drop in a bucket of minor complaints compared to the overarching grandness that awaited me in the end. Very highly recommended to anyone who loved Outer Wilds, and is looking for something to instill a similar sense of awe.
Once I heard how you described your difficulty in trying to “sell” this game to people, I stopped the video so I could just go and experience it myself as that description itself already sold me.
This game single-handedly revived my love of games, when I was mid way through my game design university degree. The adventure and design and just everything about this game had me in tears when I finished it. At a time where everything I played and made felt hollow, reused and ‘industry standard’ I couldn’t help but just feel the love put into this gem, and it drove me to give the kind of feeling to someone else when I made my own game. While my path in life has changed for the time being, I always find myself humming the menu jingle and it always brings a smile to my face.
Oh man, I felt the exact same thing! I am 29 today and I don't remember not being a gamer, I remember playing Doom and Wolfenstein 3D as a very young kid, and even breaking an Atari system as a baby, so I've seen it all. I can tell exactly how a game will play out just by looking at the cover but this game? Damn... Not knowing how it was going to play out, what it was going to do next... A true gift.
I remember I was first properly introduced to Outer Wilds during the lead up to the 2019 Game Awards where it was nominated for Best Indie Game. I was advocating hard for Baba Is You to win because I felt like it's so incredibly clever and unique. But in a reddit thread some random person was gushing about Outer Wilds, how amazing it is, how it's as impactful as Portal, and that you just *have* to play it! They weren't willing to give out any more information and insisting that it's better that way. Knowing little more than that (I had seen a video showcasing the alpha version years before but didn't realize it was the same game back then) I went into it hoping to experience something special. But my expectations were greatly exceeded by an absolute masterpiece (which itself was somehow later improved by its DLC expansion)!
I didn't have much expectations for the dlc after just completing the base game. Surely they put their best feet forward it's only downhill from here right? Goddamn I've never been so wrong before. The dlc grips you from the very start as you figure out crazier and crazier secrets. Then when you think you reached the peak the ending hits you like a freight train
I just realize my two favorite games ever competed against each others for the same competition the same year. How sad. Also it means in 5 years we have not gotten anything as good as these two, unfortunately.
This game consumed me more than I thought possible after childhood. I love it so immensely. And it breaks my heart I can't play it for the first time again
Thank you *_SO MUCH_* for making this video! It is everything I want to tell everyone I know, about this game. I just lacked the vocabulary and structure you have provided here in this video. While spoiling the Supernova is unfortunate, I think it's okay if it prompts people I know to play this game. Thank you for giving me the tools to convince more people to experience this masterpiece, this will now be my go-to video show people whenever I'm talking to them about my favorite videogames. I think I have watched around 10 different RUclipsrs' and Streamers' full playthroughs trying to re-experience the game as if I haven't played it before, and it's still great!
It was such a good video, I also watch a lot of people play the game. My first instinct after watching this was to find if there was another Ratatoskr channel, I found the streams channel, but unfortunately, there was no outerwilds playthrough there I MUST FIND MORE PLAYTHROUGHS
What I loved most about this game is that it makes you feel smart as hell. Though it's an open-world game, most planets are designed to allow the player to reach certain key items or locations on their own, in a way that feels natural. It pretends to not hold the player's hand, even though most players' progression probably follows a similar trajectory. This illusion of autonomy is executed so well that you feel like a mastermind by the end of the game.
It's honestly incredible how well the game signposts stuff. Minor spoilers to start out with, be warned. Like, Giant's Deep, the one you're looking out at at the very start of the game, is one of the most visually imposing planets by sheer size, but I'm pretty sure it's not much bigger than any of the other planets - It just has a thick, opaque atmosphere. And there's not actually a lot of individual THINGS on that planet; there's like, what, four or five islands? And a bunch of ocean. The only obvious things to do on Giant's Deep are to go to an island and explore - And one of those islands just has Gabbro on it, and another tells you [more serious spoilers now] that it's possible to get to the core of Giant's Deep, but doesn't explain how, or even why you would want to do that if you're not someone like Feldspar. And the other things are to either screw around in the storms, or schlep back into orbit and do a bit of tricky maneuvering to try and [moderate spoilers] get into the Orbital Cannon. My point being, the game goes out of its way, the DESIGNERS go out of THEIR way, to present a world in which if something is visually interesting, that's basically a guarantee it's both interesting and incredibly useful for a new player, or incrementally useful for an intermediate player. All of the planets, and every object in space, is like this. There's not one place you can intuitively single out by eye that doesn't hold some secret. Even friggin' [spoilers] HOLLOW'S LANTERN has a damn secret in it! And if you're crazy enough to get to that one as a new player, it's a pretty wildly juicy one, too. Like, there's a reason Timber Hearth looks so bare on most of its surface, and really, all the planets sort of have that going on. The only visual features the planets have are things that will be interesting or useful, and some of the things that are very useful, but not very interesting - Like shortcuts - Are blended into the surrounding landscape so well, you're only likely to discover them going one way, from the intended interesting and useful destination. Even those are hidden away in the corners of areas that would already be drawing the player's attention anyway, which also makes them monumentally easier to find as an experienced player. Like, I can tell you [moderate spoilers] to go to the meltwater rivers on Brittle Hollow's north pole and follow the water's flow to where it breaks through the surface, and bam, Hanging City in no time flat. But that's not something a new player is drawn to, they're drawn to the Southern Observatory, or the Tower of [redacted] Knowledge, or the Gravity Cannon, or the [redacted], or a few other visually interesting things, but not usually to the exact spot I described. It would take a geologist to recognize something was specifically interesting about those meltwater rivers from the surface, but 50% of random dumbasses can bumble their way OUT of those rivers from the Hanging City, look behind them, and go "Oh! That's where those rivers go! Cool, now I can get into the Hanging City easier." And then probably immediately get vaporized by the supernova, because we all know what game we're talking about. "Oh, sometimes I die of asphyxiation, but I get killed by a supernova like clockwork." Gods, this game is hilarious and I love it. I'm gonna shut up now.
Well in many ways Outer Wilds DOES NOT hold your hand, compared to other games. There is no marker on an overhead compass simply pointing you to your next destination, it's way more complicated than that. The developers respect the intelligence of their players
@@Woodledude When I first met Feldspar and learned that he wasn't willing to simply tell us how to get to the core of giants deep, I thought he was being a dick, a cocky veteran pilot not willing to help out a fellow fledgling hearthian space explorer on his important journey. But eventually when I DID learn how to reach the core, the answer was so simple, no wonder he didn't want to spoil it. And that is a reflection of the entire game, the only thing separating you from your objective, is knowledge
I’ll say it again, if I could wipe my memory of any game and replay it fresh, this would be it. And that’s a sentiment I’ve seen echoed everywhere. It was such a novel and emotionally affecting experience for me my first time thru. And ever since I talk to everyone I know about it. Outer wilds enjoyers are some of the nicest people I’ve met online. It’s just something I will treasure forever.
it’s an amazing game on its own merit, but because i played through this with my eight year old daughter, it is one of my favourite gaming experiences in decades.
One of my favorite games of all time. Havent felt that level of immersion and intrigue in a game for a while. So many moments that are so naturally and organically cinematic, just exploring the solar system results in these naturally occurring mind boggling and beautiful sequences that I havent found in any other game.
Ah, Outer Wilds... Probably my favorite game of all time. I cried at the ending. Yeah, laugh at me, idc, but I'll admit it. Not because the ending was the best ending ever (it probably isn't but it's still amazing) but because it meant the end of the game. That was it. The feelings I felt, the joy of discovery, the amazing moments... I was happy for playing it but sad I would never play it again. You can't describe how happy I was when they announced the DLC.
The end made me cry as well lol. Not even 100% sure why, the music and the tone and the end of the journey just resonated with me so much. I'm so glad I went into this game totally blind I've loved every minute of it. It was a beautiful experience and I'm so happy it resonated with me and others so much to the point of tears. Truly shows how much the game does with what it has. Everything is utilized so well. You can feel every bit of passion that went into this game and it's incredible.
Of all the "try to explain outer wilds enough to get people interested but as little as possible to avoid spoilers" videos that I've seen, this one is the best. I think your explanation of the game and why it is so fun and interesting hit the nail on the head.
Dude some of this music brings tears to my eyes. Anyone I have told about this game has thanked me for it. And when we get together we still talk about it. This game has, in a small way, changed my life more than any other media.
I’m a bit scared to watch this video as I’m waiting for the current gen update in a few days for Outer Wilds. I started it two years ago but couldn’t deal with the 30fps. I think I’ll wait til after I finish the game before watching this but I’m glad ole Rat has done a video on it :)
Part of the fun for me was that I didn't see the sun explode the first time. I don't remember how many loops it took me to realize that was how the loops ended. The first time it happened I was on the moon talking to the NPC there. I knew about the time loop from the store page, but I didn't know how it worked, so I did realize that something reset me but I wasn't looking up during the dialogue, which made the supernova effect a sort of creepy horror-movie white-out. And the situation didn't improve for several loops, as I was generally exploring enclosed spaces whenever I got reset. So even just realizing that the cause of resets was the sun going nova was a discovery as big as [REDACTED], I was just pursuing [the thing the moon ruins hint at]. And this is another important thing to say here. The openness doesn't come at the expense of direction. The people on your home planet tell you to start with an easy trip to the moon, and you can easily ignore them. But if you don't, you will pick up a hint that will immediately push you to further pursue one of the major plotlines. You're never without a string to pull, and while this game is open, it's also very dense, wasting neither the game space nor the player's time.
I played the game last week. I haven’t played the DLC yet. The first time I blasted off into the sky, I giggled. Outer Wilds moved me. It made me laugh, shocked me, made me more terrified and more driven to find the truth of the insane world it presented than any other game, and when it was finished I felt simultaneously empty and fulfilled, like I had experienced the best full course meal I have ever had, and then never will have again. That all said there were a couple puzzles that frustrated me. But maybe I’m dumb idk.
A beautiful video about one of the most influential pieces of media in my life. You’ve perfectly summed up the emotions and wonder of playing Outer Wilds for the first time. Plus, this helped me finally understand why I run into a mental roadblock when people I recommend the game to ask me why they should play it. This is some fantastic work!
every so often I hear people talk about wishing to forget a piece of media so they can experience it again, and Outer Wilds is definitely the one for me, it was a truly unique experience
Played and finished this game thanks to this video. Went in before you gave any spoilers and I'm glad I did. Just an excellent, well designed game all around.
Had always heard such overwhelming praise for this game, so I bought it. I didn't really know what to expect and didn't manage my expectations well. I put about 3 hours into the game and felt like I made no progress and wasn't figuring anything out. I had come to the conclusion that the game just wasn't for me. It also didn't help that the game really activated a lot of fears in me, such as: isolation, deep waters, space, etc. I thought the game was bad. That feeling was continued to gnaw at me, though. What was I missing? Why does everyone that's played this game unanimously agree that it is a one-of-a-kind experience that can only be properly experienced once? So instead of playing the game, I watched an entire play-through (NerdCubed) of the game to get a different point-of-view and outlook on the game as it unfolded. It was safe to say that, after watching the game played to completion, I understood the praise and it deserves every last bit of it. It is now one of my most beloved and cherished experiences through gaming. Which is funny, considering that I didn't even actually experience it myself. Probably the greatest game that I've never played and is truly a masterpiece. The soundtrack, alone, is enough to warrant experiencing this game for yourself.
There's so few games that fall into this genre that's almost story-driven, but not quite. Learning the story teaches you the mechanics you need to know to progress the game. It's not a movie-esque game like Telltale does. Being in a time loop, your choices naturally have no effect on anything at all. You simply explore and learn, and by the end you have unearthed a beautiful story that might bring you to tears at its conclusion. I feel like when we think of story-driven games we think of movies or linear narratives. But Outer Wilds is more like an archaeological story. We are finding all these pieces of a long-lost civilization and slowly putting them together until we uncover the full story of the Nomai. And seeing that bigger picture is what finally allows you to reach the climax of the game. And then you can fully step back and just gaze at the beauty of this story which you really had no part in.
If you've never played Outer Wilds, STOP WATCHING THIS VIDEO NOW! This video showed a few of my most memorable "Holy crap!" moments in the first two minutes. I still think about those moments 2+ years later. Before playing, I'd heard from so many people that I should play this game. After a year of being told to play it, a speedrun video showed up in my YT recommended. I figured most speedruns break the game anyway, so I clicked thinking it wouldn't contain any spoilers. Luckily for me, something happed in the first 5 seconds of the video that made me want to know more, so I stopped the video, and downloaded the game to experience it for myself. Thank the gods; that is the best way to experience it. If you know nothing about this game, I recommend watching the first few minutes of a blind playthrough and see if it makes you want to know more. Or better yet, just go buy this game and experience something unlike anything else you've ever experienced.
OK, after finishing the video, I have a new recommendation. LISTEN to the video and don't watch any of it. It gives great reasons why this game is unlike anything you'll ever experience, and knowing nothing about it is the best way to approach it. But again, just go play this game as soon as you can.
Once your explorations in Outer Wilds are over because there is nothing new to find, your exploration in RUclips begins hoping to find another Outer Wilds video essay you haven’t seen yet…
I've honestly barely heard about this game until seeing this video. And now it's close to the top of my next buy list. Not only because of the way you described it but also that bit of OST you played is absolutely amazing.
Good, another person who'll get to experience it for their first time! It sometimes feels like a curse, because once you've finished the game, you really want to tell other people about it, but you don't want to spoil the game so you don't tell other people. The game is incredible, easily the best game I've ever played in my 10+ years of gaming. Note: there's a DLC. It provides more gameplay, but it's really only for lategame (after you beat the main story). If you're debating on whether to get the DLC, I can just tell you that there is no difference to the game with or without the DLC until after you beat the game
Part of the beauty of video games is self discovery. Something that has been basically outmoded in modern gaming. Outer Wilds makes it its core mechanic.
This game is so beautiful and charming. The way it teaches you mechanics is so natural. *Spoiler alert* You think like in a normal game, you must save the solar system. So you go on your trip, but as you reach the end of your journey, you realise one thing: the end is inevitable, it’s time to move onto something new. And the DLC is the same. I love everything about this game. The discovery, how every character has a unique personality, even the ones you never meet. It’s my favourite game ever. And one thing is very true about outer wilds: All good things must come to an end. And the universe is no exception, and neither is the game.
I discovered your channel when I was looking for Elden Ring videos to watch before the game released, so I'm happily surprised to see you posting a video on one of my favorite games ever. Outer Wilds is a masterpiece through and through. I'm sad I'll never get to play it again for the first time but I'm grateful for having experienced it at all. Also, the music from Andrew Prahlow is amazing and really defines the emotional cohesion that binds the game's themes and story together. If anyone reading this hasn't played it yet, please go in as blind as possible and check out the DLC after you've finished.
This was an amazing video and honestly the best way to describe Outer Wilds. I have, for a long time, wanted to know how I might recommend this game to my friends, and I think from now on I'll just send them this. The framing, smooth transitions, the clear audio and well-written script/voiceover, is honestly just... chef's kiss. I tried to get some nice shots of Outer Wilds, it is not super easy, especially with smooth camera movements. Best video on Outer Wilds I've ever watched! Outer Wilds gave me some of the best experiences of "Oh holy-" ever. That moment I realized how the Nomai came to our system (slight spoilers sorry) was just... I don't know, it hit different for me. This game is forever in my top 3, if not the best one I've ever played.
God, I am so lucky to have gone into this game completely blind. My friend recommended it to me, and sat by my side the entire time I played. I thought going into it it was going to be a farming simulator, for some reason. I remember watching her delete her save and being astonished that she would do that just so I could play. Now I understand
I always wanted to play Outer Wilds but this video now hyped me into playing I'll buy it, thanks Rata. Amazing editing and pacing. Would you talk about other niche games like Rain World perhaps?
What got me to play it was the fact that I got it free for watching E3 & the preorder copy said it would release in a few hundred years that made me so intrested in playing it in first year I love it & one day will return to it.
After watching this video today, I went and played the game. man I love it! The rumor system in the rumor tab on the ship log and how it's tied to dialogues and story, the little scout game mechanics and its poster on the ship wall, the fun way of flying and landing with the freedom of approaching exploration, and so far the good story and how it's advancing got me very excited to play more. I would describe it as Calm mystery space exploration dialogue game meets The Witness. These might've been enough for me to go play the game, without needing to know about the supernova or the loop 😄. Thanks my man ❤
I'm liking this video before watching it just because it's another RUclips video praising Outer Wilds. I hope you don't disappoint me. Also, everyone should play the DLC too.
It is a sad thuth that no one can't truly replay Outer Wilds (with a properly working brain, at least). The game "saves" the data in your mind so it is a good example of "if you know, you know".
Finished Outer Wilds recently and realized that I had partially watched this video before but didn’t go past 2:04. Definitely recommend just playing the game blind as so many people recommend, these videos will be here when you get back, and even more fun to watch.
I love this game so incredibly much. It helped me get through some dark times. I started it shortly after losing my bulldog. After completing it, I cried my grown ass man eyes out. Fast forward, it stuck with me so much, that I had it play during a portion of my wedding ceremony. It will always be with me, and I’ll always love Outer Wilds.
Outer Wilds is one of the greatest games I've played in the last 7 years and has earned a spot in my greatest games of all time. Figuring out the puzzle of the universe was so satisfying. Even though I don't think Echoes of the Eye teaches the player as well as the base game, I enjoyed it's story and world as well. Much to my dismay, I had to look up what to do here.
[major spoilers for all of outer wilds and its dlc] i also wish you hadnt spoiled the timeloop, because, like you, the first time i had played outer wilds and realized i was in a timeloop was so intriguing, and in my opinion, is just as important of a spoiler as solanum and the prisoner, but i do think you did a wonderful job pitching it otherwise. I just wish people realized that you CAN pitch outer wilds without spoiling the loop!
I went into this game as blind as I possibly could've I just got it on a whim because I kept hearing it was really good Didn't even know what genre it was or that space flight was involved until I was looking at the store page But I'm so glad I did get it because it easily slotted into my favourite games of all time, right beside Dark Souls and Majora's Mask
It’s no exaggeration that outer wilds is a damn near perfect, and extremely rewarding game, and is easily in my top three favorite games, if not my favorite game of all time I’ll even go as far to say it made me cry at the end, especially the DLC 😂
Outer Wilds, to me, is an example of the pinnacle of what games can be as an artform unlike any other. This could not have been a book, or a movie, or anything else. Only because it is, essentially, a modern gesammtkunstwerk, incorporating a variety of different artistic disciplines, does it shine as brightly as it does. Without the writing, music, and stylised visual design working in conjunction so well, the game would not nearly have been as good.
It is uncanny how tailored your videos are to whatever I’m playing. First it was Elden Ring, then I got back into MH Rise (fellow insect glaive user), and now I decided I should go back and play Outer Wilds since I only played it for about an hour. Each Ratatoskr video is personalized and I love it.
@@AzariahWolf you’re right I’m practically contractually obligated at this point to tailor my game preferences towards things he’ll make videos about 😰
I like to describe it as a puzzle game where the puzzle is figuring out the world. You can add that the solution is often just being in the right place at the right time. If that fails I just fall back to "just trust me bro"
I just bought this game on sale… and I’m so mesmerized by its visual and music. The world is beautiful yet mysterious and unsettling. Seeing a sun go supernova right before my eye sends shivers done my spine…
Honestly the biggest hurdle to getting people interested in this game is the ship mechanics. Some people just aren't interested in flying a ship around for its own sake and that's okay. There are a lot of layers to the game and the zero-g space flight is amazing for some but nauseating for others. Its a core part of the experience though getting scared that you might crash or lose track of the sun. Its part of it in a way that the story elements, which might be appealing for some, doesn't describe.
Maaaan. Muhfuggin space is so damn scary. That black hole is actually terrifying to me. I dunno why but that mf gives me anxiety. That whole shit under there, oh it's crazy, and so cool.
When I completed Outer Wilds for the first time, I cried. I sat bubbling for about 10+ minutes, unable to gather myself and simmer down, as I had truly begun to realise the purpose of my hard work and the magic of such revelation. In my 31 years of gaming, I have never experienced any game quite as pure as this, still to this day. The set, setting, soundtrack... It's all so very wonderful. This is one of the finest gaming experiences One can have. Crème de la crème. Timeless.
I remember when I first finished I almost never got the true ending because I didn’t quite put all the pieces together but I saw a small spoiler for how to set everything up.
Who knew that three years later, a content creator I found only recently and enjoy would cover the same game another content creator I found only recently? (Jacob Geller is in my recommended because of this video lmao)
I’m so jealous of everyone who will get to play this game for the first time because of this video. I wish I could experience that again. I heard this game described as a “MetroidBrania” and I can’t think of a better tag. I legit can’t hear those three first chords of the theme song without getting goosebumps. Just watching this video and seeing familiar places, hearing familiar sounds, got me all choked up. What a game
great video, man! felt like you communicated the specific appeal of the game's conceit really well. it's interesting to read the comments where people say that some of the simulation aspects (space flight, deep sea exploration) were too overwhelming for them. would be really interested to hear you write about the DLC if you've played it though it probably couldn't work as a video since there's basically no way to really discuss it fully without spoilers.
This game has been and will continue to be my all-time favorite game I’ve ever played. Such an unforgettable experience you have to play to understand.
I have had this game in my pc installed ready to go for some 4 years... i just never summed up the will to double click that icon. This video made me want to.
Don't take what I'm about to say as a dig on what you said in the video (really well done). I'm pretty sure you could just make fart sounds with your mouth over top of that amazing soundtrack and it would still sound like the most inspirational awe inspiring speech anyone has ever given.
I showed my cousin this game. It was a hard sell belit getting smacked by a continent and chased by angler fish helped. Gave spoilers a little for findings bit none for how i did it. (Like getting into the sim and interrupting a certain party). It definitely intrigued them.
This game is an incredible work of art, that made me feel so many things. Such childlike awe, wonder and excitement I never thought could ever be evoked again in an almost 40-year old that has played countless games and feels like he has seen everything. This game is not just my favourite ever, for me it exists on a whole different plane of amazingness, that makes it hard to even compare to anything else
Reading the steam reviews inspired me to buy this a few months ago. So far I have an hour and a half into it. I love a good mystery and exploration so here's to hoping this game delivers. P.s. I wish I could watch this video.
The biggest flaw with The Outer Wilds is that you can only play it for the first time once.
Lobotomy?
True and that is exactly why I relive my experience by watching a blind playthrough of some patient youtuber. Recently watched Matt Mad Lugo's playthrough and it was fabulous.
@@Bilndmann but that would impair my ability to think, leading me to commit the biggest sin -- looking up answers to the puzzles
@Meteorfreak777 I wish teo completed it
VR if you can stomach it
You can't just play 14.3 Billion years and expect me not to burst into tears you scoundrel.
Outer Wilds is the best piece of media I've ever experienced, and not because I have a limited pool on which to draw from. This is the only game I've played that takes full advantage of the medium it's in. This story cannot be told to you, it has to be a video game. And because of the way Outer Wilds works, it's affected me more than a movie or a book could ever hope to.
Here's where I would say something like "I'm gonna go replay Outer Wilds now" but I can't ever do it for the first time again. If you haven't played this game, give it a try. It's ALWAYS worth it.
Hard to read your comment through blurry vision after 14.3 myself
The start of 14.3 billion years will never stop giving me goosebumps instantly
Amen.
Nearly flawless?
Not really
I have a deep fear that a lot of comments are about The Outer Worlds. A far inferior game.
Unfortunately so. It's a shame that it never decided on a tone. Some of the writing is excellent, it just disappears in the haphazard mush of sarcasm, drama and anti-corporate hyperbole.
Actually, The Outer Worlds was pretty good. Outer Wilds is a trash tier game. It's the only game I've ever refunded on Steam. It was just so boring.
Outer wilds should have kept the original name, “Spaceworthy”.
@@JBrandonMercer123 meaning you played it for less than two hours, which doesn’t really count
Worlds > Wilds
This game instantly became one of my all time favorite games ever.
It's hard to describe exactly why but I think it made me feel a level of surprise and awe that I had not felt since I was a kid.
That was exactly how i felt.
No other game in existence ever made me feel this incredible sense of childlike wonder and excitement, as when I first took off in my ship and realized there was a whole solar system for me to explore completely on my own terms.
I really cannot put it into words.
People always talk about how amazing art makes you FEEL things, and I guess i never really understood, until I played this game
@@DarthBauernkindits one of the first video games that made me feel this strongly. There's still hope for this medium no?
As I played through the game, I really enjoyed it a lot. I loved the mechanics, the characters and the story, it struck me as a very good, unique game. But when I reached SS and learned what it had to say, it dawned on me that the story was going to be far deeper than I had realized - and the ending was so surreal and beautiful that it catapulted it into what I would indeed call a masterpiece.
My love for this game always makes me feel so lonely because im the only one i know who's played it. all my friends I've tried to introduce it to weren't interested. Its such a shame because its possibly my favorite game purely by how the overall experience inspired so many strong emotions in me. I always love to see this game get some attention great video as always. Hopefully more people fall in love with outer wilds like we did.
For what it’s worth : same
I’m lucky I was able to convince my husband. So now it’s the two of us trying to get people to play, but no one is interested. It’s sad, but at least we have each other to listen to the music and talk about it with.
Desperately trying to get someone you know to play it but failing to get through to them because you can’t spoil anything...
Your comment is very relatable to me. I've searched for a similar experience ever since beating it, and have only ever managed to find one close game so far, so now I try to convince those who loved Outer Wilds to try this particular game in the hopes that they might find a comparable feeling. You may have heard of it already, in fact. The game is called Subnautica.
Please do not make the mistake of simply assuming the surface level mechanics will not be "your cup of tea", like I did for several years before trying for myself. What I found "under the surface" was a generational masterpiece despite it's obvious flaws and my own previous personal preferences, that soon even eclipsed OW as my favorite game of all time, based solely on the emotions I experienced while playing. While it does not have the same intricate clockwork moving game world or the same level of epic revelations, it makes up for these shortcomings with an excellent hand-crafted world requiring deep exploration and nearly unparalleled sense of discovery, one of the best sci-fi stories I've ever played, and the single most terrifying atmosphere you will likely encounter in any game, bar none!
Those who treat this in the same manner as OW and can go in completely unspoiled/blind, will find much more than meets the eye, I guarantee! While relatively daunting at first (due to minimal direction), if time is taken to slowly let the world develop, what once seemed to be a relatively simply experience soon unfolds into a literal ocean of content that is unfathomably deep! Everything I thought would ultimately make the game unappealing to me (namely survival elements, crafting mechanics and poor optimization) ultimately ended up being a small drop in a bucket of minor complaints compared to the overarching grandness that awaited me in the end. Very highly recommended to anyone who loved Outer Wilds, and is looking for something to instill a similar sense of awe.
Once I heard how you described your difficulty in trying to “sell” this game to people, I stopped the video so I could just go and experience it myself as that description itself already sold me.
Ok.. Now you have to tell us if you have played it, and if so, what you think
@@krajsyboys I dont think outer wilds not instantly becoming a favorite game of all time is possible
How're ya doing with it, bud? You made the right choice!!
@@sawyer.is.sillie unfortunately the game is still on my backlog, it’s high on the list, but it’s a long list
@@john_michael97pause the backlog and do yourself a favor and play this one :P
This game single-handedly revived my love of games, when I was mid way through my game design university degree. The adventure and design and just everything about this game had me in tears when I finished it. At a time where everything I played and made felt hollow, reused and ‘industry standard’ I couldn’t help but just feel the love put into this gem, and it drove me to give the kind of feeling to someone else when I made my own game.
While my path in life has changed for the time being, I always find myself humming the menu jingle and it always brings a smile to my face.
Oh man, I felt the exact same thing! I am 29 today and I don't remember not being a gamer, I remember playing Doom and Wolfenstein 3D as a very young kid, and even breaking an Atari system as a baby, so I've seen it all. I can tell exactly how a game will play out just by looking at the cover but this game? Damn... Not knowing how it was going to play out, what it was going to do next... A true gift.
Same except instead of the menu jingle it's the kazoo song from when you get the secret ending.
I remember I was first properly introduced to Outer Wilds during the lead up to the 2019 Game Awards where it was nominated for Best Indie Game. I was advocating hard for Baba Is You to win because I felt like it's so incredibly clever and unique. But in a reddit thread some random person was gushing about Outer Wilds, how amazing it is, how it's as impactful as Portal, and that you just *have* to play it! They weren't willing to give out any more information and insisting that it's better that way. Knowing little more than that (I had seen a video showcasing the alpha version years before but didn't realize it was the same game back then) I went into it hoping to experience something special. But my expectations were greatly exceeded by an absolute masterpiece (which itself was somehow later improved by its DLC expansion)!
I didn't have much expectations for the dlc after just completing the base game. Surely they put their best feet forward it's only downhill from here right? Goddamn I've never been so wrong before. The dlc grips you from the very start as you figure out crazier and crazier secrets. Then when you think you reached the peak the ending hits you like a freight train
I just realize my two favorite games ever competed against each others for the same competition the same year. How sad. Also it means in 5 years we have not gotten anything as good as these two, unfortunately.
I like to call it a metroidbrainia
This game consumed me more than I thought possible after childhood. I love it so immensely. And it breaks my heart I can't play it for the first time again
Thank you *_SO MUCH_* for making this video!
It is everything I want to tell everyone I know, about this game.
I just lacked the vocabulary and structure you have provided here in this video.
While spoiling the Supernova is unfortunate, I think it's okay if it prompts people I know to play this game.
Thank you for giving me the tools to convince more people to experience this masterpiece,
this will now be my go-to video show people whenever I'm talking to them about my favorite videogames.
I think I have watched around 10 different RUclipsrs' and Streamers' full playthroughs trying to re-experience the game as if I haven't played it before, and it's still great!
It was such a good video, I also watch a lot of people play the game. My first instinct after watching this was to find if there was another Ratatoskr channel, I found the streams channel, but unfortunately, there was no outerwilds playthrough there
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What I loved most about this game is that it makes you feel smart as hell. Though it's an open-world game, most planets are designed to allow the player to reach certain key items or locations on their own, in a way that feels natural. It pretends to not hold the player's hand, even though most players' progression probably follows a similar trajectory. This illusion of autonomy is executed so well that you feel like a mastermind by the end of the game.
It's honestly incredible how well the game signposts stuff. Minor spoilers to start out with, be warned.
Like, Giant's Deep, the one you're looking out at at the very start of the game, is one of the most visually imposing planets by sheer size, but I'm pretty sure it's not much bigger than any of the other planets - It just has a thick, opaque atmosphere. And there's not actually a lot of individual THINGS on that planet; there's like, what, four or five islands? And a bunch of ocean.
The only obvious things to do on Giant's Deep are to go to an island and explore - And one of those islands just has Gabbro on it, and another tells you [more serious spoilers now] that it's possible to get to the core of Giant's Deep, but doesn't explain how, or even why you would want to do that if you're not someone like Feldspar.
And the other things are to either screw around in the storms, or schlep back into orbit and do a bit of tricky maneuvering to try and [moderate spoilers] get into the Orbital Cannon.
My point being, the game goes out of its way, the DESIGNERS go out of THEIR way, to present a world in which if something is visually interesting, that's basically a guarantee it's both interesting and incredibly useful for a new player, or incrementally useful for an intermediate player.
All of the planets, and every object in space, is like this. There's not one place you can intuitively single out by eye that doesn't hold some secret. Even friggin' [spoilers] HOLLOW'S LANTERN has a damn secret in it! And if you're crazy enough to get to that one as a new player, it's a pretty wildly juicy one, too.
Like, there's a reason Timber Hearth looks so bare on most of its surface, and really, all the planets sort of have that going on. The only visual features the planets have are things that will be interesting or useful, and some of the things that are very useful, but not very interesting - Like shortcuts - Are blended into the surrounding landscape so well, you're only likely to discover them going one way, from the intended interesting and useful destination. Even those are hidden away in the corners of areas that would already be drawing the player's attention anyway, which also makes them monumentally easier to find as an experienced player.
Like, I can tell you [moderate spoilers] to go to the meltwater rivers on Brittle Hollow's north pole and follow the water's flow to where it breaks through the surface, and bam, Hanging City in no time flat. But that's not something a new player is drawn to, they're drawn to the Southern Observatory, or the Tower of [redacted] Knowledge, or the Gravity Cannon, or the [redacted], or a few other visually interesting things, but not usually to the exact spot I described. It would take a geologist to recognize something was specifically interesting about those meltwater rivers from the surface, but 50% of random dumbasses can bumble their way OUT of those rivers from the Hanging City, look behind them, and go "Oh! That's where those rivers go! Cool, now I can get into the Hanging City easier." And then probably immediately get vaporized by the supernova, because we all know what game we're talking about. "Oh, sometimes I die of asphyxiation, but I get killed by a supernova like clockwork."
Gods, this game is hilarious and I love it. I'm gonna shut up now.
This is how I felt playing some souls games, and most recently ghost of tsushima, it's honestly a phenomenal feeling
Well in many ways Outer Wilds DOES NOT hold your hand, compared to other games. There is no marker on an overhead compass simply pointing you to your next destination, it's way more complicated than that. The developers respect the intelligence of their players
@@Woodledude When I first met Feldspar and learned that he wasn't willing to simply tell us how to get to the core of giants deep, I thought he was being a dick, a cocky veteran pilot not willing to help out a fellow fledgling hearthian space explorer on his important journey. But eventually when I DID learn how to reach the core, the answer was so simple, no wonder he didn't want to spoil it. And that is a reflection of the entire game, the only thing separating you from your objective, is knowledge
The music is masterfully woven into this special game. Some of the best music I've ever heard
I fucking loved the sound design & music. That music that plays when you finally reach one of the forbidden archives in the dlc is FUCKING, MMMMMMM
I’ll say it again, if I could wipe my memory of any game and replay it fresh, this would be it. And that’s a sentiment I’ve seen echoed everywhere. It was such a novel and emotionally affecting experience for me my first time thru. And ever since I talk to everyone I know about it. Outer wilds enjoyers are some of the nicest people I’ve met online. It’s just something I will treasure forever.
There's always Alzheimer's man, inshallah.
I’ve thought about that so many times, what I would pay or give to play outer wilds fresh again
it’s an amazing game on its own merit, but because i played through this with my eight year old daughter, it is one of my favourite gaming experiences in decades.
One of my favorite games of all time. Havent felt that level of immersion and intrigue in a game for a while. So many moments that are so naturally and organically cinematic, just exploring the solar system results in these naturally occurring mind boggling and beautiful sequences that I havent found in any other game.
Ah, Outer Wilds... Probably my favorite game of all time. I cried at the ending. Yeah, laugh at me, idc, but I'll admit it. Not because the ending was the best ending ever (it probably isn't but it's still amazing) but because it meant the end of the game. That was it. The feelings I felt, the joy of discovery, the amazing moments... I was happy for playing it but sad I would never play it again. You can't describe how happy I was when they announced the DLC.
I will never laugh at someone for crying at something that emotionally resonated with them.
If anything that's just proof you're alive.
The end made me cry as well lol. Not even 100% sure why, the music and the tone and the end of the journey just resonated with me so much. I'm so glad I went into this game totally blind I've loved every minute of it. It was a beautiful experience and I'm so happy it resonated with me and others so much to the point of tears. Truly shows how much the game does with what it has. Everything is utilized so well. You can feel every bit of passion that went into this game and it's incredible.
I cried at the ending. I cried twice during the DLC. It's just so good
Of all the "try to explain outer wilds enough to get people interested but as little as possible to avoid spoilers" videos that I've seen, this one is the best. I think your explanation of the game and why it is so fun and interesting hit the nail on the head.
Dude some of this music brings tears to my eyes. Anyone I have told about this game has thanked me for it. And when we get together we still talk about it. This game has, in a small way, changed my life more than any other media.
I’m a bit scared to watch this video as I’m waiting for the current gen update in a few days for Outer Wilds. I started it two years ago but couldn’t deal with the 30fps. I think I’ll wait til after I finish the game before watching this but I’m glad ole Rat has done a video on it :)
As a very curious person, this is the best game ever made imo, such a creative use of the medium.
Part of the fun for me was that I didn't see the sun explode the first time. I don't remember how many loops it took me to realize that was how the loops ended.
The first time it happened I was on the moon talking to the NPC there. I knew about the time loop from the store page, but I didn't know how it worked, so I did realize that something reset me but I wasn't looking up during the dialogue, which made the supernova effect a sort of creepy horror-movie white-out.
And the situation didn't improve for several loops, as I was generally exploring enclosed spaces whenever I got reset. So even just realizing that the cause of resets was the sun going nova was a discovery as big as [REDACTED], I was just pursuing [the thing the moon ruins hint at].
And this is another important thing to say here. The openness doesn't come at the expense of direction. The people on your home planet tell you to start with an easy trip to the moon, and you can easily ignore them. But if you don't, you will pick up a hint that will immediately push you to further pursue one of the major plotlines. You're never without a string to pull, and while this game is open, it's also very dense, wasting neither the game space nor the player's time.
I played the game last week. I haven’t played the DLC yet. The first time I blasted off into the sky, I giggled.
Outer Wilds moved me. It made me laugh, shocked me, made me more terrified and more driven to find the truth of the insane world it presented than any other game, and when it was finished I felt simultaneously empty and fulfilled, like I had experienced the best full course meal I have ever had, and then never will have again.
That all said there were a couple puzzles that frustrated me. But maybe I’m dumb idk.
A beautiful video about one of the most influential pieces of media in my life. You’ve perfectly summed up the emotions and wonder of playing Outer Wilds for the first time. Plus, this helped me finally understand why I run into a mental roadblock when people I recommend the game to ask me why they should play it.
This is some fantastic work!
Your perspective is always so curated and distinct. I appreciate your efforts and insight.
Thank you!
I can't even listen to the soundtrack of this game without tearing up. I love it
every so often I hear people talk about wishing to forget a piece of media so they can experience it again, and Outer Wilds is definitely the one for me, it was a truly unique experience
Played and finished this game thanks to this video. Went in before you gave any spoilers and I'm glad I did. Just an excellent, well designed game all around.
GREAT video. Thank you for explaining everything while being cautious of spoilers! I will definitely use it to recommend my future skeptic friends.
You’re my favorite youtuber currently. Thanks for the great videos.
Had always heard such overwhelming praise for this game, so I bought it. I didn't really know what to expect and didn't manage my expectations well. I put about 3 hours into the game and felt like I made no progress and wasn't figuring anything out. I had come to the conclusion that the game just wasn't for me. It also didn't help that the game really activated a lot of fears in me, such as: isolation, deep waters, space, etc. I thought the game was bad. That feeling was continued to gnaw at me, though. What was I missing? Why does everyone that's played this game unanimously agree that it is a one-of-a-kind experience that can only be properly experienced once? So instead of playing the game, I watched an entire play-through (NerdCubed) of the game to get a different point-of-view and outlook on the game as it unfolded. It was safe to say that, after watching the game played to completion, I understood the praise and it deserves every last bit of it. It is now one of my most beloved and cherished experiences through gaming. Which is funny, considering that I didn't even actually experience it myself. Probably the greatest game that I've never played and is truly a masterpiece. The soundtrack, alone, is enough to warrant experiencing this game for yourself.
You can still play Echos Of The Eye (unless it was in the play through)
lol watching a lets play was really one of your "most cherished experiences through gaming". you really robbed yourself
@@amesoeurs it's still valid lol
@@alexswordsman3583 nah
There's so few games that fall into this genre that's almost story-driven, but not quite. Learning the story teaches you the mechanics you need to know to progress the game. It's not a movie-esque game like Telltale does. Being in a time loop, your choices naturally have no effect on anything at all. You simply explore and learn, and by the end you have unearthed a beautiful story that might bring you to tears at its conclusion.
I feel like when we think of story-driven games we think of movies or linear narratives. But Outer Wilds is more like an archaeological story. We are finding all these pieces of a long-lost civilization and slowly putting them together until we uncover the full story of the Nomai. And seeing that bigger picture is what finally allows you to reach the climax of the game. And then you can fully step back and just gaze at the beauty of this story which you really had no part in.
It’s a one of a kind experience.
I trust your spoer warning so I'll watch this when I finish the game
If you've never played Outer Wilds, STOP WATCHING THIS VIDEO NOW! This video showed a few of my most memorable "Holy crap!" moments in the first two minutes. I still think about those moments 2+ years later. Before playing, I'd heard from so many people that I should play this game. After a year of being told to play it, a speedrun video showed up in my YT recommended. I figured most speedruns break the game anyway, so I clicked thinking it wouldn't contain any spoilers. Luckily for me, something happed in the first 5 seconds of the video that made me want to know more, so I stopped the video, and downloaded the game to experience it for myself. Thank the gods; that is the best way to experience it. If you know nothing about this game, I recommend watching the first few minutes of a blind playthrough and see if it makes you want to know more. Or better yet, just go buy this game and experience something unlike anything else you've ever experienced.
OK, after finishing the video, I have a new recommendation. LISTEN to the video and don't watch any of it. It gives great reasons why this game is unlike anything you'll ever experience, and knowing nothing about it is the best way to approach it. But again, just go play this game as soon as you can.
Love Outer Wilds, but never realised that it's basically Toki Tori 2 in space.
Once your explorations in Outer Wilds are over because there is nothing new to find, your exploration in RUclips begins hoping to find another Outer Wilds video essay you haven’t seen yet…
I've honestly barely heard about this game until seeing this video. And now it's close to the top of my next buy list. Not only because of the way you described it but also that bit of OST you played is absolutely amazing.
Good, another person who'll get to experience it for their first time!
It sometimes feels like a curse, because once you've finished the game, you really want to tell other people about it, but you don't want to spoil the game so you don't tell other people. The game is incredible, easily the best game I've ever played in my 10+ years of gaming.
Note: there's a DLC. It provides more gameplay, but it's really only for lategame (after you beat the main story). If you're debating on whether to get the DLC, I can just tell you that there is no difference to the game with or without the DLC until after you beat the game
Commenting for the algorithm but holding off on watching the video because you have already convinced me it's worth playing during your streams!
Part of the beauty of video games is self discovery. Something that has been basically outmoded in modern gaming. Outer Wilds makes it its core mechanic.
This game is so beautiful and charming. The way it teaches you mechanics is so natural. *Spoiler alert*
You think like in a normal game, you must save the solar system. So you go on your trip, but as you reach the end of your journey, you realise one thing: the end is inevitable, it’s time to move onto something new. And the DLC is the same. I love everything about this game. The discovery, how every character has a unique personality, even the ones you never meet. It’s my favourite game ever. And one thing is very true about outer wilds: All good things must come to an end. And the universe is no exception, and neither is the game.
Before Outer Wilds, I felt sitting with my friends around a campfire was a purely joyful activity.
Outer Wilds is the best game I’ve played in 35 years.
Its hard to hear that music without tearing up a little.
I've gotta say, I think I've watched like every single outer wilds video essay at this point and I think this is one of the best so far
I discovered your channel when I was looking for Elden Ring videos to watch before the game released, so I'm happily surprised to see you posting a video on one of my favorite games ever. Outer Wilds is a masterpiece through and through. I'm sad I'll never get to play it again for the first time but I'm grateful for having experienced it at all. Also, the music from Andrew Prahlow is amazing and really defines the emotional cohesion that binds the game's themes and story together. If anyone reading this hasn't played it yet, please go in as blind as possible and check out the DLC after you've finished.
Holy shit I can’t believe you made a video on this game. I can’t wait to watch when i get home.
This was an amazing video and honestly the best way to describe Outer Wilds. I have, for a long time, wanted to know how I might recommend this game to my friends, and I think from now on I'll just send them this. The framing, smooth transitions, the clear audio and well-written script/voiceover, is honestly just... chef's kiss. I tried to get some nice shots of Outer Wilds, it is not super easy, especially with smooth camera movements. Best video on Outer Wilds I've ever watched!
Outer Wilds gave me some of the best experiences of "Oh holy-" ever. That moment I realized how the Nomai came to our system (slight spoilers sorry) was just... I don't know, it hit different for me. This game is forever in my top 3, if not the best one I've ever played.
God, I am so lucky to have gone into this game completely blind. My friend recommended it to me, and sat by my side the entire time I played. I thought going into it it was going to be a farming simulator, for some reason. I remember watching her delete her save and being astonished that she would do that just so I could play. Now I understand
I always wanted to play Outer Wilds but this video now hyped me into playing I'll buy it, thanks Rata. Amazing editing and pacing. Would you talk about other niche games like Rain World perhaps?
Outer Wilds is a game that teaches you how to speedrun it
What got me to play it was the fact that I got it free for watching E3 & the preorder copy said it would release in a few hundred years that made me so intrested in playing it in first year I love it & one day will return to it.
Glad you could discover this game and write a wonderful introduction for anyone who hasn't experienced this wonderful game.
After watching this video today, I went and played the game. man I love it!
The rumor system in the rumor tab on the ship log and how it's tied to dialogues and story, the little scout game mechanics and its poster on the ship wall, the fun way of flying and landing with the freedom of approaching exploration, and so far the good story and how it's advancing got me very excited to play more.
I would describe it as Calm mystery space exploration dialogue game meets The Witness.
These might've been enough for me to go play the game, without needing to know about the supernova or the loop 😄.
Thanks my man ❤
Ok it finally worked. I'll play Outer Wilds.
I'm liking this video before watching it just because it's another RUclips video praising Outer Wilds. I hope you don't disappoint me. Also, everyone should play the DLC too.
It is a sad thuth that no one can't truly replay Outer Wilds (with a properly working brain, at least). The game "saves" the data in your mind so it is a good example of "if you know, you know".
I will have to show this video to a couple of my friends, who I have unsuccessfully been trying to get to play this masterpiece.
Discovery in a game as well done as this immediately gets a special place in my heart. There's nothing like it.
Yes, I've been waiting for this! Best game ever.
Finished Outer Wilds recently and realized that I had partially watched this video before but didn’t go past 2:04. Definitely recommend just playing the game blind as so many people recommend, these videos will be here when you get back, and even more fun to watch.
I love this game so incredibly much. It helped me get through some dark times. I started it shortly after losing my bulldog. After completing it, I cried my grown ass man eyes out.
Fast forward, it stuck with me so much, that I had it play during a portion of my wedding ceremony. It will always be with me, and I’ll always love Outer Wilds.
Outer Wilds is one of the greatest games I've played in the last 7 years and has earned a spot in my greatest games of all time. Figuring out the puzzle of the universe was so satisfying.
Even though I don't think Echoes of the Eye teaches the player as well as the base game, I enjoyed it's story and world as well. Much to my dismay, I had to look up what to do here.
[major spoilers for all of outer wilds and its dlc] i also wish you hadnt spoiled the timeloop, because, like you, the first time i had played outer wilds and realized i was in a timeloop was so intriguing, and in my opinion, is just as important of a spoiler as solanum and the prisoner, but i do think you did a wonderful job pitching it otherwise. I just wish people realized that you CAN pitch outer wilds without spoiling the loop!
I’ve been looking forward to this video ever since you mentioned you wanted to make it. Great video; thank you :)
I've already played this excellent game, I'm just here to appreciate other people appreciating it 👍
that audio in the outro got me all tingels
I went into this game as blind as I possibly could've
I just got it on a whim because I kept hearing it was really good
Didn't even know what genre it was or that space flight was involved until I was looking at the store page
But I'm so glad I did get it because it easily slotted into my favourite games of all time, right beside Dark Souls and Majora's Mask
It’s no exaggeration that outer wilds is a damn near perfect, and extremely rewarding game, and is easily in my top three favorite games, if not my favorite game of all time
I’ll even go as far to say it made me cry at the end, especially the DLC 😂
The DLC absolutely WRECKED my shit. The part where Departure from the OST plays kills me every time I think about it.
i really wanna have my one friend play this, but i feel like she'd get bored or give up before getting what makes it so great
The best part about outer wilds for me was when Maldron the Assassin came out of a bush and said "it's Maldrin' time" it was amazing
Outer Wilds, to me, is an example of the pinnacle of what games can be as an artform unlike any other. This could not have been a book, or a movie, or anything else. Only because it is, essentially, a modern gesammtkunstwerk, incorporating a variety of different artistic disciplines, does it shine as brightly as it does. Without the writing, music, and stylised visual design working in conjunction so well, the game would not nearly have been as good.
It is uncanny how tailored your videos are to whatever I’m playing. First it was Elden Ring, then I got back into MH Rise (fellow insect glaive user), and now I decided I should go back and play Outer Wilds since I only played it for about an hour. Each Ratatoskr video is personalized and I love it.
@@AzariahWolf you’re right I’m practically contractually obligated at this point to tailor my game preferences towards things he’ll make videos about 😰
You are my favorite critic. Hands down, you just tear into the meat of issues
This game is essentially Jonathon Blow's The Witness in Space and I'm totally here for it
You forgot to mention how terrifying the game can feel sometimes
I think, if I were to give the genre a name, I would name it "Myst like" after the OG puzzle solving mystery game from 1993.
I like to describe it as a puzzle game where the puzzle is figuring out the world. You can add that the solution is often just being in the right place at the right time. If that fails I just fall back to "just trust me bro"
See you, space cowboy...
Three rules for outer wilds:
1. Don't spoil stuff for others
2. The outer worlds is a far inferior game
3. tHe dARk BrAmBLe
This makes me want to play Outer Wilds all over again . . . but I can't ::(
I just bought this game on sale… and I’m so mesmerized by its visual and music. The world is beautiful yet mysterious and unsettling. Seeing a sun go supernova right before my eye sends shivers done my spine…
Honestly the biggest hurdle to getting people interested in this game is the ship mechanics. Some people just aren't interested in flying a ship around for its own sake and that's okay. There are a lot of layers to the game and the zero-g space flight is amazing for some but nauseating for others. Its a core part of the experience though getting scared that you might crash or lose track of the sun. Its part of it in a way that the story elements, which might be appealing for some, doesn't describe.
Favorite game of all time. It really isn’t even close.
Maaaan. Muhfuggin space is so damn scary. That black hole is actually terrifying to me. I dunno why but that mf gives me anxiety. That whole shit under there, oh it's crazy, and so cool.
I was brought to tears of excitement when I figured out quantum imaging and how to use it on the quantum moon.
When I completed Outer Wilds for the first time, I cried. I sat bubbling for about 10+ minutes, unable to gather myself and simmer down, as I had truly begun to realise the purpose of my hard work and the magic of such revelation. In my 31 years of gaming, I have never experienced any game quite as pure as this, still to this day. The set, setting, soundtrack... It's all so very wonderful.
This is one of the finest gaming experiences One can have. Crème de la crème. Timeless.
god you are so effeminate
I remember when I first finished I almost never got the true ending because I didn’t quite put all the pieces together but I saw a small spoiler for how to set everything up.
Who knew that three years later, a content creator I found only recently and enjoy would cover the same game another content creator I found only recently? (Jacob Geller is in my recommended because of this video lmao)
I’m so jealous of everyone who will get to play this game for the first time because of this video. I wish I could experience that again.
I heard this game described as a “MetroidBrania” and I can’t think of a better tag. I legit can’t hear those three first chords of the theme song without getting goosebumps. Just watching this video and seeing familiar places, hearing familiar sounds, got me all choked up. What a game
that music makes me so emotional
great video, man! felt like you communicated the specific appeal of the game's conceit really well. it's interesting to read the comments where people say that some of the simulation aspects (space flight, deep sea exploration) were too overwhelming for them. would be really interested to hear you write about the DLC if you've played it though it probably couldn't work as a video since there's basically no way to really discuss it fully without spoilers.
I'm a Subnautica lover but this game is as close as it gets, really enjoyed it too
I just finished this game and went to RUclips to see more, funny you upload this on the same day. I’d love to see more videos on this
The game sounds awesome and I’m gonna play due to this review. Thanks for the vid; I would’ve never looked at a game like this otherwise.
This game has been and will continue to be my all-time favorite game I’ve ever played. Such an unforgettable experience you have to play to understand.
I have had this game in my pc installed ready to go for some 4 years... i just never summed up the will to double click that icon. This video made me want to.
Don't take what I'm about to say as a dig on what you said in the video (really well done).
I'm pretty sure you could just make fart sounds with your mouth over top of that amazing soundtrack and it would still sound like the most inspirational awe inspiring speech anyone has ever given.
I showed my cousin this game. It was a hard sell belit getting smacked by a continent and chased by angler fish helped. Gave spoilers a little for findings bit none for how i did it. (Like getting into the sim and interrupting a certain party). It definitely intrigued them.
This game is an incredible work of art, that made me feel so many things. Such childlike awe, wonder and excitement I never thought could ever be evoked again in an almost 40-year old that has played countless games and feels like he has seen everything.
This game is not just my favourite ever, for me it exists on a whole different plane of amazingness, that makes it hard to even compare to anything else
Reading the steam reviews inspired me to buy this a few months ago. So far I have an hour and a half into it. I love a good mystery and exploration so here's to hoping this game delivers.
P.s. I wish I could watch this video.